If reballoting this round, must ensure we know where to target + improve GTVO + how we connect with each other over:
- what the ballot is about
- why voting at all matters so much
- why we recommend voting yes
It will take a lot of work, which we can do -but need v good Plan /25

I think we *could* do it, but I would feel a lot more comfortable if hearing more about a burning desire to do it right now from across the membership (may happen at HESC) whereas trend in my DMs/email is about strategising + regrouping longer term. I don't think HEC allowed> /26

> the kind of space we need to work out how+if we have the collective energy & will to do it now. Looking forward to HESC where I hope we'll be able to explore options in more depth, including if/how/where a cut off would need to go for successful reballot. I've got questions /27

Q's incl:
- If reballoting, what purpose does cut-off serve? Disaggregated ballot = could rerun everywhere & ask all members to re-engage rather than cutting out sections of membership from that next go?
- If targeting reballot, how to ensure unity viz pre/post-92 balance? /28

- If employing cutoff how do we keep members in non-reballot branches engaged?
- How do we encourage branches that this is UK-wide if some branches are not being reballoted?
- How many branches do we need over the 50% turnout to confidently call this HE-wide action? /29

- If we get this balance wrong, what is our plan to robustly defend + maintain UK-level bargaining? Cos we need that. We really do. Collective bargaining power matters.
- How - tangibly - are we going to further improve comms + dialogue this time round? /30

Looking forward to next Wednesday 7 Nov HESC where we can discuss all of this in more depth. PLEASE feed back to your branch reps and HEC what you think about all of this. My DMs remain open! /31

Good @USSBriefs thread on #USS HESC yesterday afternoon in Manchester... it was inquorate so advisory+motions will be sent to HEC to deliberate... negotiators do have meetings before then so will need to balance existing @UCU policy with advice/guidance from 91 delegates yday /1

I hope this + results of HESC on Pay + Equality dispute mean extra HEC meeting(s) to avoid squeezing everything into short slot on a larger agenda (of other very important things). To be effective, we need time for focused discussion on enacting motions properly/transparently /2

@ucu *🚿Shower and re-humanify interlude after a LONG day indoors at the (sadly) today unexplored @sim_manchester museum + trains. #unionstrong reps function better after 🚿☕️...*

RESUMING! TL;DR on pay+equality dispute = we're reballoting, but *not* right away: early new year to allow time to regroup+build (understanding+momentum) with commitment to improved resourcing+coordination. Returning to aggregated balloting after long, important discussion /2a

Y’day’s HEC was another packed schedule for 11-430 meeting. Attendance hit by Thur scheduling (unfortunate but probably unavoidable). Loads of important work + pressing Pay+Equality ballot + USS dispute. For the latter 2 we were considering motions to send to the 7 Nov HESCs /2

HEC = Higher Ed members of the National Executive Committee (NEC). We meet regularly between Congresses to enact @ucu policy as decided democratically at annual Congress, and to make 'steering' decisions in line with this. However "HESC" meetings are also policy-forming... /3

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